What is Judge Jesus J. Ybarra's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jesus J. Ybarra was appointed in October 2025. Judge Ybarra earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Arts in 2007 from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from the University of Texas School of Law. In 2025, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Laredo, Texas. From December 2024 to February 2025, he was an immigration judge assigned to the Laredo Immigration Court. From 2018 to 2024, he served as an assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Pearsall, Texas. From 2015 to 2018, he served as a general attorney at the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in Laredo, Texas.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Jesus J. Ybarra in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Laredo Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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